Determination of the Performance of Some Potato Varieties in Erzurum Conditions

Aim of this study was to determine agronomic performance of 17 potato varieties that were registered in turkey and grown erzurum conductions in 2012-2013. the experiment was conducted based on the randomized blocks” design with three replicates. the emergency of the varieties taken from experiment was detected as 18 to 22 days. flowering time was observed between 45.3 and 63.8 days and growing time was 125.5 days and 144.0 days. the heights of plant were measured 30.6 and 72.6 cm. the number of main stem was 2.4 and 3.7, total tuber number varied between 5.4 and 9.8 units, and there was 352.1 g and 782.0 g tuber yield per hill of the type, the tuber yield per hectare was determined between 3036.7kg and 1415.6 kg. as a result of the study, banba (3220.9 kg/dec.), annala 2011 (3131.6 kg/dec.), nectar (3053.6 kg/dec) and slaney (2881.3 kg/dec)varieties were determined as the varieties which can be recommended for erzurum conditions.